in 1955, with only 721 runs in 25 matches at an average of only 17.16, and at the end of the season he was not retained by Essex. Horsfall was signed by Glamorgan for the 1956 season and made a promising start with an unbeaten 77 in a pre-season two-day friendly match against Gloucestershire. But when the first-class cricket started he was out of form and managed only 76 runs in nine innings. After five matches, he was dropped from the side and his contract was cancelled. He returned to Lancashire League cricket with Todmorden in the 1957 season. Horsfall died at Halifax, Yorkshire, aged 61. References 1920 births 1981 deaths English cricketers Essex cricketers Glamorgan cricketers Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers North v South cricketers